Review of Sightseers (2012) by Nathan M — 24 Dec 2013

A bizarre and often hilarious dark comedy about the nature of evil... Okay, maybe it's not that deep, but, man, was I having a good time. Even if the film goes off the rails (albeit in the direction the train was heading), I didn't care, because this movie took its bizarre premise to its natural end.

The Good: Ben Wheatley - This film is so focused in what it wants to be that it has to be due to the focused direction of Ben Wheatley. The visual style he creates, the dark humor he uses, and the focus on characters is so wonderful that this film is near impossible to resist.

Lowe and Oram - The chemistry between these two is palpable, even if you can't quite understand it. Both of them seem to really understand their characters, and we have a fun time watching them slowly reveal their natures. Their both more than a collection of several quirks, they both feel like real people, who are just weird and probably evil.

The humor - Now, it might not be for everyone, but this film had me cracking up. It went a direction I never thought it would, and I was with it for every twist and turn.

The Bad: Nothing to talk about here.

The Smugly (Movie snob nitpicks): The end - It goes a little off the rails, and, sure, it goes in the same direction that the movie had been heading the whole time. I just didn't enjoy seeing where it went. However, I can't fault it too much for this, because we all knew what we were in for.